implanting

present participle of implant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of implanting Cultured pearls, as opposed to natural ones, are created by implanting a shell bead into a mollusk. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 The two-part procedure involves implanting thin electrodes into precise areas of the brain linked to Tourette symptoms, then connecting them under the skin to a pulse generator near the collarbone. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 July 2026 The surgical procedure involves implanting a complex, electrical device that allows deaf children and adults to hear. — James G. Naples, Fortune, 27 June 2026 Manipulations include everything from surgically removing key tissues to implanting beads soaked with signaling molecules to injecting DNA into cells to instruct them to make a different set of proteins. — ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026 Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy and depression generally involves implanting an electrical stimulator in the left side of a patient’s chest, where the vagus nerve passes. — Elizabeth Riley, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026 Attorney Ben Ikuta claims that Acacio continued to perform medical procedures on patients while his license was suspended, including performing transfers and implanting embryos. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026 Score and Mills, a Brevard County couple, sued IVF Life — which does business as Fertility Center of Orlando — last month for implanting Score with the the wrong embryo. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2026 After implanting him with the device, a now docile Hank reveals that he's already released implanted people into the Wasteland — and that they've been given instructions. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for implanting
Verb
  • One thing Crumbley does not favor is planting marigolds against aphids.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But part of the mitigation program includes planting new trees.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Since the nineteen-nineties, a Korean New Wave had been praised for embedding capitalist critique in movies packed with monsters, slithering octopuses, killers, and killer cops.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Now, the overlap between the VMAs’ viewers and Academy voters is probably closer to two circles, but embedding herself with beloved, longtime, and award-winning film-industry craftspeople is a good way to start.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Research suggests that breeding for higher genetic merit has improved the amount of milk produced.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Haggin developed a successful horse breeding farm on the sprawling expanse and at one time owned as many as 1,000 thoroughbreds.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Burberry in the 21st century Christopher Bailey succeeded Menichetti as design director in 2001, building on his predecessor’s modernization of Burberry but rooting the brand more firmly in its British heritage.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike rooting hormone powder, this is a liquid product that helps plants overcome transplant shock.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That officer then shot into Perez's vehicle, lodging a bullet in his back, officials say.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That officer then shot into Perez’s vehicle, lodging a bullet in his back, officials say.
    — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Implanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/implanting. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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